How to Recycle Buttons

Next time you go to discard a piece of old clothing, stop to take a look at the buttons. You might want to cut the buttons off of that old shirt before throwing it away. Having a collection of buttons around the house can come in handy when you loose a button on a piece of clothing. There are also many other ways to recycle buttons.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Glue buttons of various shapes, sizes and colors onto paper when doing arts and crafts. They are great for use in scrap booking and when making collages. Glue them around a picture frame for a unique new look.

2. Replace lost pieces to games with buttons.

3. Use buttons to make jewellery. String them onto thread or string for fun bracelets and necklaces.

4. Decorate a one of a kind tote back by sewing an assortment of buttons onto the bag.

5. Help children to learn how to count using buttons. As they get older buttons can be used to teach them addition, subtraction and even multiplication and division.

6. Play a game of tic tac toe with your recycled buttons. Draw the board on a piece of paper and each player pick a different color button to use as their marking pieces.

7. Dress up a bow on top of a gift package by gluing buttons onto the bow.